Soc. Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM/B CC) rose for the
first time in four days, gaining 1.1 percent to 28,150 pesos.
The country’s biggest fertilizer exporter’s fourth-quarter net
income was $159 million, up from $106 million a year ago,
according to a statement e-mailed after the close of trading
yesterday. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by
Bloomberg was for profit of $145 million.